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★★★★☆

3.9

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Access Utah is UPR's original program focusing on the things that matter to Utah. The hour-long show airs live Monday-Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Access Utah covers everything from pets to politics in a range of formats from in-depth interviews to call-in shows. Email us at [email protected] or call at 1-800-826-1495. Join the discussion!

Podcast episodes

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The dismantling of government science on Access Utah

2026/04/22

Every year on or near Earth Day, we check in with writer and photographer Stephen Trimble. Today we talk with Trimble and three scientists.

The state of Utah women in 2026 on Access Utah

2026/04/17

We check in with Susan Madsen, director of the Utah Women &Leadership Project. This conversation comes after the Utah Legislature eliminated the bulk of the project's ongoing funding.

Food safety with Patrick Guzzle on Access Utah

2026/04/16

Today we talk with Patrick Guzzle, vice president of food science for the National Restaurant Association. We talk about food safety, standard practices, food allergies and more.

'The Moys of Shanghai and New York' on Access Utah

2026/04/10

We talk with historian Charlotte Brooks about her new book "The Moys of New York and Shanghai."

How Los Angeles cleaned up its air on Access Utah

2026/04/09

Los Angeles and smog have been synonymous for decades. But the last smog alert happened in 2003, and lead has virtually disappeared from the air.

Where Western myth meets history and more art on Access Utah

2026/04/01

We check in with USU’s Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art about their exhibits, including Jim Mangan: The Crick, a meditation on religious succession, patriarchal systems, zealotry and fraternity;

Alberto Brizolara on Access Utah

2026/03/26

You've probably heard his name associated with regular listener challenges during our fund drives. Now a chance to meet long-time UPR friend Alberto Brizolara on this fund drive Access Utah special.

Birds and science journalism with former UPR reporters on Access Utah

2026/03/25

Today we talk with former UPR student reporters who have gone on to great things. Our guests will include: Aimee Van Tatenhove, and Clarissa Casper.

A year in the company of trees with Nalini Nadkarni on Access Utah

2026/03/25

National Geographic says that tree canopy ecologist Nalini Nadkarni "has spent four decades dangling among the branches to study how forests inform our daily lives.”

Eating the Past on Access Utah

2026/03/23

We talk with several of the hosts of Eating the Past about a variety of food and history topics, including a food quiz.

Folklore with Katherine Borland on Access Utah

2026/03/20

In the 2026 Fife Honor Lecture at USU, professor Katherine Borland of Ohio State University’s Center for Folklore Studies, focused on miracle narratives. She joins us for the hour.

An oral history of songs in the Intermountain West on Access Utah

2026/03/18

Intermountain Song Trails is a new oral history project exploring how songs travel across generations, families, and migration routes, from lullabies to work songs to church or scouting traditions.

Your spring gardening questions, answered on Access Utah

2026/03/17

Gardening expert and UPR friend Dan Drost joins us. Whether you’ve got a large backyard garden, participate in a community garden, or have a small box near your window, Dan can help.

Cache Valley children's book authors on Access Utah

2026/03/16

On this episode we talk with Wil Wood, author of “And It Was Beautiful” and Zack Garner and Rachel Quillen Garner, writer and illustrator, respectively, of “Half Moon on the Moon.”

'Three Revolutions' with Daniel Sperling on Access Utah

2026/03/16

In his book Three Revolutions: Steering Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicles to a Better Future, Dan Sperling says transportation is on the cusp of revolutionary change. He joins us for the hour.

Podcast reviews

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3.9 out of 5

15 reviews

★★☆☆☆

Impartial reports please. 2025/09/02

Typical one sided show

Listened to the warrior cop episode. It was so one sided that I had to turn it off.

★★★★★

Overlyactive11 2018/08/21

Great interviews!

The styling of interviewing is awesome! I appreciate how prepared he is to ask just the right answers. Love the variety of topics that is presented...

★★★★★

Jess Sonderegger 2017/05/26

The best!!!

Love this show...SO excited it's now available on iTunes!!! 🎉 Tom Williams does an amazing job covering a wide variety of topics, and I can't wait to...

★★★★★

Hobblefish 2009/12/15

Access Utah is totally awesome. Great interviews and topics. Get, listen, and love.

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